Embalming compaound.



UNITE D STA'I ES PATENTI. OFFICE EMBALMING COMPOUND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 13, 1906.

A li ti fil d November 11, 1904. Serial No. 232,342.

To all whmn it our concern:

- Be it known that I, GEORGE B. Donor-z, :1 citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Bos ton, in the county of Sullolk and State oiMassachusetts, hovc invented cm'tnin new and useful Improvcmcnts inEmbolming Compounds; and I do declare the following to he. a hill,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it upportains to moire and use thesiuno.

This invention relates to cmbalming propsrations; and it, has for itsobject to provide on effective prescrvative and disinfectfintcomposition adapted for distribution to the tradein a condensed pas-ivform and to be readily and quickly convefted into [I fluid at the timeof use for cavity and arterial one holz'ning; and it. consists incompoundin the ingredients heroinsftcr named so as to 'orm apast.y.nmss, as will be fully described and claimed.

The c uantity of fluid required to crnbaln a body y the methods nowcommonl employed-c. e., cavit and arterial cm almlng is from (media f totwo gallons of fluid, which quantities are carried by the embalmers tothe place of use in bottles or jugs ready mixed for use. Aside from thefact that the carrying of such large packages is cumbersome and that theliability to breakages thereof in handling the same is var r great thereis the further disadvantage t at the fluid is cold when. used and willnot perform its function or act as effectively as it would if it werewarnr- Again, the ernbalmer is reuired to purchase the fluid in largequantities if bou ht from the manufacturers ready for use, whichnecessitates largelyincreascd cost owing to increased ex enses oftransportatiori and the additions. space required for storage and theliability of the fluid to freeze durin transportation. Also the fluid isliable to rlisteriorate in barrels, as is the practice, as well'as to a"oss by evaporation, which results in anuneguol proportion of ingredientsat the time it 1s used.

Now itis the purpose of my invention to obviate the ob ectionablefeatures shove named, and this I accomplish by combining the essentialingredients of a preserving and disinfecting fluid in the form of apaste or pasty mass and storing the. some in bottles or otherrcooptacles adapted to be practically quality if put n in air-tight andof a size to contain only a sulliclout quantity to provide, whendissolved b the addition oil water, preferably heated; tho qmintity'necessary to einlialm a body the addition ol the water living made atthe time the lluid is to l)(' used, so that the latter may be injectedwhile warm and at the time of its most cllectivc strength.

In carrying out my invention I compound borer-dc acid, two and onequarter (2}) ounces, and formalin, live {5) fluid ounces inforty-per-cont. solution, formed into a mass of the consistoncv ofpaste. To these may, and preferably will, he added sulfatcof zinc,mic-hall (5) ounce, glycorio, one uairtor (l) llnid ounce; oitosoto,live {5} minims; eucalyptus, either dry or fluid, ('lllP-(lllfiltfll'(i) ounce; and alcohol, two (2) lluid ounces, with a trace oiliorgmnotand a trace of curmino, the whole being thoroughly corrqnounded to forma paste of a consistency which will permit of its being decanted. Itwill be under stood that the term formalin, as used herein, is intendedto cover formic aldehyde in solution or loosely combined.

In preparing the composition the ingredi ents of a dry form are firstthoroughly mixed and compounded, and then the liquid ingredicuts areadded and mixed, so to form a p ssty mess. The composition thus prepared18 then botticd, preferably in large'mouthed bottles, and sealed.\vith'a stopper, referably of glass set in wax, so as to ren or the sameair-tight. The boracic acid appears to act to cause the formalin toretain its gases until the are released or liberated by the ac Lion ofta heated water, which is added at the time the reparation is to beused, thus insuring the full benefit of the action of the Vhere thewater is added to the coin osition at e tirnc long previous to the time0 its use, s now the practice, the gas is immediately llwrtllfltl rind aquantity escapes, thus rendering the fluid much less effective when itis injected into the body. The boracic acid and formalin iilono whencombined provides a preserving and disinfecting fluid when water isadded which will efi'ectiivcl ombalm a body. The addition of sulfateclaim: will further aid in arresting putrefaction; but its use is notessential to the pro oration. The addition of glycerin renders t e comosition more soluble and also serves to bin the ingredients and make thepreparation more as when the fluid is injected into the body,

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penetrutive, us well as adding to its preserv- 1 mg and disinfectingproperties; but it may be omitted without dcstroyin I the efl cctivenessof the preparation. The creosote, possessing in the highest degreeantiseptic and entiputretumive properties, aids in the )reservation ofthe qualities contained in the other in 1 gredients, its well as in thepreservation of the body, and tends to bleach or whiten the skin and toremove discolorations therefrom, and while a desirable ingredient it isnot an absolute essential. The ingredients eucalyptus and alcohol may beadded to the compound, as stated, the former for its del odorizing anddisinfecting, properties and the latter for its solvent properties. Thehergamot and cnrinine are used merely to give odor and color to thepreparation, and any other )erfume or coloring-rtmtter may be 1 used, iidesired.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1.. A composition for mse in embalming consisting of boreeic acid andformalin combined substantially in the proportions described to form apaste.

2. A composition for use in embalining containing boracic acid,glycerin, formalin,

end creosote combined substantially in the pr portions described to forma paste.

3. A composition for use in emlmliniinr containing borucic acid,formalin, creosote, sullnte of zinc, and glycerin, combinedsubstnntinlly in the proportions described to form a paste.

4. A composition For use in. GlIllJlilllllHfl containing horncic acid,glycerin, loinniliu, creosote, and suitable IHBTlUllllHt-g, and coloning-n'iritter, combined substantially in the proportions described toform a paste.

5. A composition for use in cmbalming con'iposed of boracic ucid,formalin, and glycerin, combined substantially in the pro portionsdescril'icd to form a paste.

(3. A composition for use in LllllJilllIllXl;,f composed oi borncicacid, sulfate of zinc, glycerin, creosote, formalin, eucalyptus,elcohol, bcrgemot, and cmmine, combined subst intially in theproportions described to form a pasty ma In testimony nhereol' I allixmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE B. DODGE.

Nitnesses:

DANL. F. HALL, CHARLES LOWELL Hownnn.

